Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1

Kirsten Dirksen
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2M views · 13 years ago · documentary · evergreen

Kirsten Dirksen tours the roughly 344 sq ft Hong Kong apartment of architect Gary Chang, which he reworked with sliding walls and fold-away fittings so it can become up to 24 different rooms. It is a tour of one very small home and the thinking behind it.

HN people treat it as the ultimate example of the transforming-room idea, and cite it as proof that a very small apartment can feel beautiful and enough.

“The ultimate instantiation of this concept is architect Gary Chang's childhood HK apartment that he transformed with this kind of concept throughout.”
Interiors & exhibition designArchitecture
#microapartment#garychang#hongkong#smallspaces#space-savingdesign

6 comments from Hacker News

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@Pet_Ant2024 · in “Ford trims EV battery orders as losses swell to over $100k per electric car”
> The environment is a nice side effect. So you don't really care about the environment, not really strongly at least, at least you are honest about it. I respect that. > why not just take the bus? I do take the bus, and have resisted getting a car, managing with Uber Green when necessary. > why not just walk? I do when I can, it's not practical for time and/or safety reasons, but it is ideal. > Don't buy a house because it's an inefficient waste of space, resources, and energy. This!!! God are single family dwellings the worst blight on the earth. They just shit suburban sprawl on the green earth. So much waste. Don't get my started on lawns. No reuse of infrastructure for heating or cooling. Just bad. > Live in a studio apartment under 300sq ft, enough for a bed and a desk. Actually this is just under 350 sq ft and just beautiful and luxurious: ▶ this video
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@cwkoss2019 · in “Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home”
I can't recommend Kirsten Dirksen's channel enough to people interested in architecture, energy efficiency, tiny homes, 'green' construction, etc. Literally hundreds of hours of high-quality content - I'm really curious how she is able to find all of these interesting people who are doing such cool things. Channel: link Some other favorites: Baubotanik shapes living tree branches into building facades - link Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing micro homes & high speed trikes - link Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1 - ▶ this video Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K - link Yokohama narrow tiny house "breathes" & attracts local nature - link
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@jacquesm2015 · in “Transformer home in Hong Kong”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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@dotBen2020 · in “Ori Pocket Office”
The ultimate instantiation of this concept is architect Gary Chang's childhood HK apartment that he transformed with this kind of concept throughout. This also pre-dates Ori, I believe as this is from 10-15 years ago. ▶ this video
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@bane2016 · in “Ori – Robotic transformation of interior spaces”
So it's basically this guy's transforming Hong Kong apartment. ▶ this video
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@musesum2015 · in “How Tasteless Suburbs Become Beloved Urban Neighborhoods”
344 sq ft is enough for me: ▶ this video
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